Display-stand.



A. BORGZINMR.-

Patented 001.1111909.l

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT BORGZINNER, OF NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK.

DISPLAY-STAND.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT BoRGzINNER, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at No. 68 Liberty avenue, in the city of New Rochelle,county of Westchester, and State of New York, have invented a new anduseful Display-Stand, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in display-stands in which boardscovered with a fabric, with a ribbon attached, can be made to standfirmly in the shape of an inverted V, when the ribbon is fastened, andcan be flattened out horizontally when the ribbon is unfastened; and theobjects of my invention are: first, to provide a firm inverted V shapedstand along each side of which there can be inserted, in an uprightposition and with the heads uppermost, twelve or more articles ofewelry, silverware, tools or articles of similar nature, in such mannerthat the heads of those on the one side will project above said standand will cross the heads of those on the other side, which lattersimilarly project above said stand; second, to provide a display-stand,through which such articles have been inserted as aforesaid, which canbe iiattened out horizontally or made to stand iirmly in the shape of aninverted V, at will, without removing any of the articles which havebeen so inserted in it. I attain these objects by the device illustratedin the accompanying drawing in which- Figure l is a perspective view ofthe device at it appears when viewed from one side; Eig. 2, a verticalsection of the device as it appears when it is made to stand in theshape of an inverted V, when the ribbon is fastened; Eig. 3, a verticalview of the device as it appears when it is flattened out horizontally,when the ribbon is unfastened.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Two similar oblong shaped boards A and B of any hard material,approximately eighteen inches long and eight inches wide are provided.Along one of the long edges of the board A there is permanentlyfastened, by means of glue or other like substance, a strip of felt, orother soft material C approximately one inch in width, one quarter ofone inch in thickness, and in length eX- actly as long as the width ofboard A.

Along the corresponding long edge of the board B there is similarlypermanently fas- Speccation of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 3, 1909.

Patented Oct. 19, 1909.

Serial No. 487,820.

tened another strip D similar in dimensions, material, and position tothe strip C herein described. On the same side of the board A anotherstrip E of the same or like material as the strip C is similarlypermanently fastened, parallel with the strip C, and approximately oneinch distant therefrom, and similar thereto in length and thickness, butabout one half as wide.

On the upper side of the board B there is similarly permanently fastenedanother strip F similar in dimensions, material and position to thestrip E above described.

An opening G is made through the board A, parallel with the long edge,midway between the short edges thereof, distant approximately one inchand one-half from its edge. Said opening is large enough to permit aribbon H, or tape, or other like article to be drawn through it.

On the upper side of the board A, midway between the short edgesthereof, and

enetrating the aforesaid strip C at about its middle, and clearing saidstrip C, there is permanently fastened a small hook J of metal or otherhard material.

A ribbon II, in length approximately as long as the short endge of oneof said boards is provided, one end which K is permanently fastened, bymeans of glue or other like substance, to the under side of the board B,midway between its short edges and approXimately in the center of saidboard B. The boards A and B are then placed side by side, theirrespective upper sides uppermost, and their respective inner, oruncovered, long edges contiguous, and are permanently covered with, orincased in, one continuous piece of velvet, or other fabric or materialL. An opening is made in said cover corresponding in dimensions andposit-ion to the opening G in the board A above described.

Another board N similar in material to the board B, but thinner andslightly less in length and width than the board B, and through whichboard an opening O has been made parallel with its long edge, midwaybetween its short edges, distant approximately one inch from its innerlong edge, and large enough to permit the ribbon H to be drawn throughit, is permanently fastened, by means of glue or other like substance,to the under side of the board B, {iat-side to flat-side. Prior tofastening the board N to the board B as just described,

the free, or unfastened, end of the ribbon H isidrawn through theaforesaid opening O in said board N.

Another board P similar in all respects to the board N above described,and having a similar opening Q, is in like manner, permanently fastenedto the under side of the board A, flat-side to fiat-side. Prior there'-to, however, the said free end of the ribbon H is drawn through theopening Q in the board P and is drawn down between the board A and theboard P, and is then drawn through the opening Grin the board A. A ringor eye R made of metal or other hard material is permanently attached tothe free end of the ribbon H.

Prior to fastening the boards N and P to the boards B and Arespectively, and prior to drawing the ribbon H through any of theopenings aforesaid,.the boards N and P are permanently covered with, orincased in, one continuous piece of cloth or other fabric or material S,through which are made two openings corresponding respectively in di- Ymensions and position to the openings O and Q made in the boards N and Pas above described.V Y

I claim: The combination of two sets of boards,

each set consisting of two boards fastened together, each setl havingtwo strips of fabric fastened to it, one set bearinga hook, eachV ofthree of said boards having an opening through it, covered with fabrichaving corresponding openings, and a ribbon, oneend of which beingfastened to one of said boards, therother end of which, having a

